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Month: August 2018

Clara Barton

August 26, 2018 Janell Leave a comment

We know her as Clara Barton, but her full name is Clarissa Harlowe Barton. She was named after a character…

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Posted in: Maryland Filed under: American Red Cross, Clara Barton, history, Maryland, museum

Echo Park

August 25, 2018 Janell Leave a comment

Echo Park Entrance In the early 20th century the Chautauqua site was turned into an amusement park named Glen Echo…

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Posted in: Maryland Filed under: carousel, Echo Park, history, Maryland, park

Carderock Park

August 20, 2018 Janell Leave a comment

Carderock’s name is first recorded as a 1,705 acre tract registered in 1802 with state of Maryland by Robert Peter…

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Posted in: Maryland Filed under: C&O Canal, Carderock, hiking, Maryland, Potomac, trail

The Barns at Hamilton

August 19, 2018 Janell Leave a comment

The Barns at Hamilton Station Vineyards is a family owned and operated winery housed on a refurbished dairy farm.  The winery…

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Posted in: Virginia Filed under: Hamilton Station, taste testing, The barns, travel, vineyard, wine, winery

National Clustered Spires High Wheel Race

August 12, 2018 Janell Leave a comment

It’s a one of a kind experience.   This old fashioned race is held yearly in Fredrick Maryland. High Wheel Bicycle…

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Posted in: Maryland Filed under: bicycle, Fredrick, high wheel, race, travel

Sully Plantation Chantilly, VA

August 11, 2018 Janell Leave a comment

Sully Plantation  The earliest recorded claim to the land was made by the Doeg.  Later the Lee family of Virginia owned the land…

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Posted in: Virginia Filed under: Chantilly, museum, Sully House, Sully Plantation, travel

Chinatown Washington, D.C.

August 5, 2018 Janell Leave a comment

Chinatown is a small historic neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The area was mostly populated by German immigrants however Chinese immigrants…

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Posted in: Travel, Washington DC Filed under: Chinatown, Mary Surratt, travel, Washington DC

National Portrait Gallery

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8th and F Streets, NW Washington, DC  Home to several exhibits including: ■ America’s Presidents ■ The Struggle for Justice…

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Posted in: Washington DC Filed under: art, culture, history, museum, paintings

Bull Run Battle

August 4, 2018 Janell Leave a comment

Gen. Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson figured prominently in two Confederate victories here. Also known as “Bull Run,” the First Battle of Manassas on…

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Posted in: Virginia Filed under: battlefield, Bull Run, hike, history, Manassas, war

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